tubegroover
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| Suddenly, Porcupine Tree I have a friend who is a big fan. I listened at his request several times, didn't get the music if not the musicianship of the band. I went with him to see them a few years back at the House of Blues in Orlando Fl surrounded by rabid fans. It was ... | |
| 'Holographic Sound Stage?' "Electricity: If you can, get dedicated lines. Plug right into hospital grade outlets from home depot. The fact is the outlet you are plugged into now might be going through 5 other outlets and dirty connections first with thin 14 gauge wire. Get ... | |
| MY REVIEW: Merlin TSM MMM BME well said Chayro. My guess is that the OP is relatively new to the hobby. The problem is that he seemingly is unwilling to acknowledge his insulting comment "One is that many people do not know what instruments sound like in real life – hence conf... | |
| Problems with Mapleshade cables The bottom line is that these cables are fragile yes but they offer excellent value price/performance relative to ANYTHING I've have listened to through the years. The principles involved are outlined on their website. These cables are only a joke... | |
| Problems with Mapleshade cables Nonoise, have you listened to any of the Omega Mikro ics (Mk VI and Mk VII in my case) or the planer speaker cables in your rig? I find them a quantum improvement over the Mapleshade Excaliber ics or double helix speaker cables. As good as the Ana... | |
| Problems with Mapleshade cables "Sorry I have little sympathy for anyone foolish enough to actually BUY that hokey trash"I get your point Elizabeth. I too had my reservations when a friend brought a collection of ics, powercords and strips. If you REALLY want a laugh check out t... | |
| Transport for MHDT Havana Well if you need more bass I certainly wouldn't recommend the Havana, it would not be the best choice. Actually heard it in a separate system that was using a 300B based SET and it did not work at all. In my system, with my amp it wasn't as big an... | |
| Transport for MHDT Havana To answer your question Mr. Tennis it is not fully extended in the bass which may conincide with your listening impressions of NOS dacs in general. It is a wonderful little DAC though. I don't currently use it but can't bring myself to part with i... | |
| Recommendation - Ref 3a, GMA, NHT or Fritz? Didn't mean to offend you Dayglow but did I misread what YOU said "The only issue is clarity/resolution(FROM WHAT I'VE READ)"? IF "others" have issues with clarity and resolution what say you? Have you actually heard ALL the speakers to proclaim t... | |
| Recommendation - Ref 3a, GMA, NHT or Fritz? Of the 4 speakers mentioned the Fritz Carbon 7 is IMO the best allrounder. The only issue is clarity/resolution(from what i've read)."I am curious Dayglow, are you saying you recommend a speaker you haven't heard based on what you've read? You rea... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications Tbg, I too have compared the stock 95 to the 105 and to me there really is no comparison. The 105 is clearly improved over the 95, very obvious to me in any case. I owned a stock 95 for almost 2 years so it wasn't an antedotal comparison under unk... | |
| SET amps ? Well I would definitely agree that a higher impedance load particularly for a tube amp will always be advantageous. I am aware that some folks use low powered SET amplifiers with the DeCapos but I'm not convinced that it will suit my needs for my ... | |
| SET amps ? Thank you Charles for providing a few examples. I must say they all look nice particularly the 50 watt Absolare which is quite stunning looking. At 37K a pair I would expect its performance to match its looks and that price. The Allnic at 19.5K lo... | |
| SET amps ? Thank you Charles for your input. I do suppose that you are right, I just prefer OTLs overall for what they generally provide and I hear in live music. I don't personally find OTLs lean sounding but compared to virtually all the SETs I've listened... | |
| SET amps ? In any case Charles, I am looking for an SET that has the transparency and full bandwidth performance ALONG with the magical midrange that I hear with a good OTL type design which I have found, when used with the right speaker, can be most special... |